Hame-tug



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L. G. GUSTAVEL.

HAME TUG.

- 110.8911888. Peeen'eed Dee. 11. 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS G. GIISTAVEL, OF MONTICELLO, INDIANA.

HAM E-TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,358, dated December11, 1888.

Application filed October 15, 1888. Serial No. 288,111. (No model.)

To all whom, it 11mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS G. GUSTAVEL, of Monticello, in the county ot'\Vhite and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in l'laniefli'lgs; and I do hereby declare that lthefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference beinhad to the accomlmnying drawings, and to the letters ot' referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figurel is a side plan view ot.' myimproved tug, the trace being removed. Fig.2 is a central longitudinal section of the same with the trace. Fig. Elis a transverse section on line :n so, Fig. 2.

This invention is an improved haine-tug, and its object is to provide astrong, durable, simple, and cheap tug; and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangements of parts, hereinafter described andclaimed.

Referring by letters to the drawings, A represents a metal frameconsisting of two similar parallel bars, B B, rectangular incrosssection and lying with their widest edges uppermost. The front endsof these bars are shouldered at h h, and are connected by a cross-piece,O, which has an inwardly-stand` ing perforated lip, c, on one edge. Thebars are extended beyond piece C into arms D D, which are connected by arod, d, upon which the clip-strap c is secured. The arms D D lie in thesame horizontal plane as bars B B, as illustrated.

The rear ends of bars B B are connected by a transverse piece, E, whichhas a perforated lip, e, at its side, and has a transverse groove orchannel, F, in its under surface, which channel is also continuedthrough the edges of bars B B, and in which the shank of a buckle, f, issecured.

At equidistant intermediate points between pieces C and E the bars I3 Bare connected by transverse braces G G, which have perforated lips g gprojecting from one edge and which are channeled on their under surfacesat H Il, the channels continuing through the edges of bars B B. In thesechannels fit the bars 'i of loops I, which are slipped on the frameprevious to the attachment of the buckle thereto.

After the loops and buckles are slipped in place a metallic longitudinalstrip, J, is placed beneath fra-me A, and is secured thereto by means ofrivets j, that are passed through the perforated lips of thecross-pieces and bra-ces of the frame and through corresponding openingsin the strip. l-ly this meansthe loops and buckle are securely attachedto the frame. In order to prot-ect the animal Ipreferably secure aleather shield-piece, K, beneath strip J, as indicated.

The frame A with .its cross -pieccs and braces can be formed integral,and, owing to the arrangement of the hars, they are subjected to strainedgewise, and consequently will not readily bend. Loops and buckles ofdiiferent size can be readily attached to the saine frame by detachingstrip J, removing the old buckles or loops, slipping the new ones inplace, and rerivetin g the strip to the frame. I have thus a very simpleeasily-constructed tug, which can be readily adapted to varying sizes ofharness by attaching properloops and buckles thereto.

Having described my invention, what I claim is l. In the llame-tugherein described, the combination of a frame having two angular sidebars connected by cross-pieces and braces, the braces being channeled intheir under surfaces, with the loops and buckle secured in saidchannels, and the strip secured to the under surface of the frame andconfining the loops and buckle thereto, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a haine-tug, of the frame composed of rectangularside bars connected at the ends by cross-pieces having perforated lips,the rear cross-piece being channeled on its under side, and the seriesof braces connecting the bars between the said pieces also havingperforated lips and channeled on their under sides, with the loopsseated in the channels of the braces, the buckle seated in the channelof the cross-piece, and the strip on the under surface of the fra-inesecured to the lips, all substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a haine-tug, of the frame composed of angularparallel side bars connected at front and rear by cross-pieces IOOhaving perforated lips, the rem1 piece being channeled ou its under sidefor the reception of a bueklebfn, the arms D D, proj eating ben yond thefront piece and connected by a rod on which the Clip-loop is seeu1ed,m1dthe series of intermediate braces having perforated lips and channeledon their under side for the ieception of loop-bars, with the loops,bnekle, and transverse strip secured to the said lips and retaining theloops and buckle in place, I' all substantially as described.

In testimony that I Claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two Witnesses.

LOUIS G. GUSTAVEL. lvitnesses:

CHARLEY GUsTAvEL, ALBERT JosT.

